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  • Creative Prisoner

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 6, 2021
     | 1,801 views

    An old farmer wrote to his son in prison: “This year I wont be able to plant potatoes because I can’t dig the field. I know if you were here you would help me.” The son wrote back:”Dad don’t even think of digging the field because that’s where I buried the money I stole.” Police read the letter and ...read more

  • The Book Of Re-Evaluation!!!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 1, 2022
     | 1,010 views

    Charles Schulz consistently provided helpful and humorous insights through his Peanuts comic strip. In one run he showed Charlie Brown's sister, Sally, struggling with her memory verse for Sunday. She was lost in her thoughts trying to figure it out when she recalled, "Maybe it was ...read more

  • The Coffee Pot At Cana

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Aug 18, 2007
     | 2,459 views

    The Coffee Pot at Cana Mae Fortson relays the story of her church coffee pot. Whoever drank the last cup would often fail to replenish the pot for the next person. The secretary wanted to motivate her staff to be more responsible, so she taped a neatly-typed plea to the pot. It read: “If ...read more

  • Today In Yellow Springs, Ohio, People Are Still ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,442 views

    Today in Yellow Springs, Ohio, people are still receiving Christmas presents from ex-slave Wheeling Gaunt, who was born in 1812 and who died in 1894. Just before he died, he deeded nine acres of land at the south edge of the village to the town of Yellow Springs, the proceeds of which were to buy ...read more

  • In His Autobiography, Gandhi Wrote That During ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
     | 663 views

    In his autobiography, Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he decided to ...read more

  • Old Story Of Frog That Jumped In A Bucket Of ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 24, 2008
     | 1,406 views

    Old story of frog that jumped in a bucket of milk. Instead of just giving up the frog began to swim and swim and swim. The frog swam so much that the milk turned to butter and the frog hopped out of the bucket. Great story about working so had that you eventually get to where you want to ...read more

  • What God Can Do

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
     | 2,466 views

    WHAT GOD CAN DO A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. "Young man," said the professor, "If you can ...read more

  • The Valuable Bible

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,046 views

    The Valuable Bible A story was told of a man who loved old books. He met an acquaintance who had just thrown away a Bible that had been stored in the attic of his ancestral home for generations. “I couldn’t read it,” the friend explained. “Somebody named Guten-something had printed it.” “Not ...read more

  • A Motorist Was Driving In The Country When He Saw ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 5, 2008
     | 1,795 views

    A motorist was driving in the country when he saw some men who had come from an ecumenical meeting: a Baptist Pastor, a Catholic Priest, an Anglican Vicar, and a Jewish Rabbi. They were standing on the shoulder of the road, fishing. Next to them was a sign that read "Turn Around. The End Is Near." ...read more

  • A Woman Who Traveled Abroad Without Her Husband ...

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,184 views

    A woman who traveled abroad without her husband got to Paris and found this fabulous bracelet she'd been looking for. And so she sent a wire back home saying, "I have found this beautiful bracelet, one I've been looking for all my life. It only cost $7,500. Do you think I can buy it?" Her ...read more

  • Putting Up A Fight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,826 views

    Putting Up a Fight Charles Spurgeon may have been the most evangelistic preacher to ever walk the earth. His heart hurt for lost people like no other preacher that I have read. Listen to what said about hell: "If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. And if they ...read more

  • A Young Lady Was Soaking Up The Sun's Rays On A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,185 views

    A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go to church every ...read more

  • Running For Life

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,486 views

    RUNNING FOR LIFE Recently I read a fable about a dog who loved to chase other animals. He bragged about his great running skill and said he could catch anything. Well, it wasn’t long until his boastful claims were put to the test by a certain rabbit. With ease the little creature outran his ...read more

  • Paul Prayed Three Times To Have His Thorn ...

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Feb 4, 2009
     | 2,830 views

    Paul prayed three times to have his thorn removed. We don’t know what the thorn was. The Greek word used in the original text meant thorn or stake. Some believe it was some sort of chronic ailment that plagued him (thorn in the flesh). Some believe it was all the ongoing trials of the previous ...read more

  • He Never Went Fishing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,913 views

    He never went fishing Let me close with this thought. I was reading on the Internet last week. Once, a man got ready to go fishing. He assembled everything you need to be a good fisherman. He bought poles, and nets, and bait, and a boat. He got very well prepared. And he knew how to fish. But he ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Really Thirsty? When You're ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,247 views

    Have you ever been really thirsty? When you’re really thirsty, you’ll about drink anything as long as it’s wet – because you’re thirsty. I once read a newspaper article about how a criminal on the run gave himself up because he was thirsty. The police had apparently surrounded this man so that ...read more

  • Missing The Point  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,489 views

    Missing The Point Isn’t it amazing how sometimes we get all tangled up with the words we speak and end up not being clear about what we’re trying to say? Back when I was in high school I had a poster that read, "I know you think you understand what I said, but what you don’t understand is that ...read more

  • If You're Still Wondering About The Word's Power ...

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Feb 12, 2004
     | 1,946 views

    If you’re still wondering about the word’s power to do this converting alone, consider again Paul. Still not enough? Think of David, a prisoner serving a 365 year sentence for murder. An inmate gave him a Gideon New Testament and Psalms. One night in his cell, he picked it up after ignoring it ...read more

  • A Mother To Greatness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,694 views

    A MOTHER TO GREATNESS John Merrill writes this: "A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was ...read more

  • We Can Overcome

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 3,863 views

    WE CAN OVERCOME Take for example Egyptian hieroglyphics. In seminary I had plenty of brilliant folks for classmates, just amazing people. One man, Kevin was with us on our trip to the Holy Land. Kevin finishing his M.Div at Princeton and was soon on his way to Harvard for a Ph.D. in biblical ...read more

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